Euro Weekly News - Costa de Almeria 30 December 2021 - 5 January 2022 Issue 1904

Issue No. 1904 30 Dec 2021 - 5 Jan 2022

Seeing stars LAUJAR DE ANDARAX Town Hall hopes to build an astro‐ nomical observation platform and approach road in a rural area.

An open‐air observation deck is a permanent structure installed in a zone free from light pollution and suitable for astronomic observation in the daytime as well as at night, the town hall said.

Once approved, an €89,200 contract to install the platform will be put out to tender.

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FRUITFUL CHRISTMAS Photo credit: Diputacion de Almeria

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Turn to page 2 » ECONOMIC MAINSTAY: Javier Aureliano Garcia spoke from a greenhouse, stressing Almeria’s agricultural importance.

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Agriculture is our economic mainstay THIS year’s Christmas message from Javier Aureliano Garcia, president of Almeria’s Diputacion provincial council, was recorded in a green­ house.

The setting was deliberate, stressed Garcia as he wished Alme­ ria Province residents a happy Christmas, sharing his reflections on the last 12 months and wishes for 2022.

Garcia pointed out that the province’s agriculture had continued its activities throughout the pan­ demic, guaranteeing Europe’s supply of fresh vegetables throughout the year and even during the worst days of the pandemic.

“2021 has been a transcendental year that demonstrates what it means to be an Almeriense,” he said, referring to the agricultural sector’s contribution to the economy.

“Being an Almeriense means showing concern for those close to

us, to putting the well­being of oth­ ers before our own and never giving in to adversity,” Garcia continued.

“It means sharing and helping those who help the most vulnerable.”

The Diputacion president referred to the health situation which is still very much present in everyone’s life.

“I want us to share the Christmas season’s message of peace and love with the people who mean most to us, always remembering those who are no longer here and continuing to face down the pandemic,” Garcia continued.

The Diputacion president also drew attention to an important an­ niversary for Almeria’s 103 munici­ palities in 2022.

“The Diputacion and the province of Almeria will celebrate 200 years of existence, 200 years of history, 200 years of progress and 200 years of unity centring on pride in being Almeriense,” Garcia declared.

Cave house tragedy ON Saturday December 25, an elderly person died after the roof of their cave house collapsed in Santa Fe de Mondújar in Almeria.

According to emergency services, the collapse happened shortly before 5pm. The fire brigade, Guardia Civil and Local Police were all mobilised to the scene. So far no details have been released regarding the identity of the deceased person.

According to the authorities, the victim had been working on the property along with others when the roof collapsed.

False work permits SEVEN women and four men, all from North Africa, were arrested after alleged­ ly renting out work permits in Nijar.

National Police sources explained that three wom­ en whose own papers were not in order were charged €100 a month to work in a scam that benefited both parties.

The legitimate permit­ holders were able to accu­ mulate the periods of em­ ployment necessary to claim future unemployment benefits, while the three women who paid to use the permits could work for a lo­ cal agricultural company de­ spite their irregular position.

Three of the arrested men were married to the women who rented out their work permits while the fourth was a foreman at the same company.

The case remains open, revealed the National Police who do not rule out further arrests.

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REMINDER WE would like to remind all our readers that Euro Weekly News will be published a day early on Wednesday, January 5 next week.

This is because Thursday is a national holiday to celebrate the Three Kings.

NIBS EXTRA Slow coach THE inter‐city train between Almeria and Granada was delayed by 57 minutes on December 23 owing to a computer failure, sources at Spain’s rail operator Renfe revealed. On arriving in Guadix the train had made up seven minutes, but was still 50 minutes late when it reached Granada.

Not now CUEVAS DEL ALMANZORA Town Hall’s Culture depart‐ ment announced its deci‐ sion to postpone the cycle of talks commemorating the bicentenary of the creation of Almeria Province in 1822.

Although this has not been cancelled the town hall said it was preferable to wait for a more favourable health situation.

No arguing HUERCAL‐OVERA recently inaugurated a family meet‐ ing point where separated or divorced parents can leave or collect their child with a minimum of contact or conflict. Huercal‐Overa’s centre is Almeria Province’s second meeting point of this kind, following the opening of a similar facility in El Ejido last year.

Silent night BETWEEN midnight on Christmas Eve and 7am on Christmas Day, Almeria Province’s 112 Emergency Number registered 205 inci‐ dents on a night described as ‘relatively peaceful.’ This was 17.81 per cent lower than during the same period in 2020, with most callouts due to health emergencies or traffic incidents.

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Vera enlists extra help VERA Town Hall decided to write to Father Christmas, ask‐ ing for help in saving the local beaches.

The sand provided some weeks ago by the coastal au‐ thority Costas has now been swept away by recent levanter gales, drawing attention to the inefficacy of replenishing beach‐ es without building breakwa‐ ters.

These are the only definitive answer to the problem, the open letter declared.

“This problem affects resi‐

Photo credit: Vera town hall

NATURIST BEACH: Encroaching sea ever-nearer Vera’s seafront buildings.

dents and visitors alike and en‐ dangers tourism, one of Vera’s principal economic forces,” the

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MUCH like 12 months ago, we ap‐ proach the New Year with uncertain‐ ty and trepidation. But this year, there’s added frustration. Just as we all felt normality was within touching distance, it was snatched away by the ever‐ changing global situation. But just like last year, we move forward with hope that brighter days Michel & Steven Euesden. are just around the corner. And with good reason.

Recent times have showed us the power of community spir‐ it. In tough times, normal people can do amazing things. It has been our pleasure to cover the many heart‐warming stories of gestures, large and small, that have made a huge difference to the lives of many people across the year.

We have all learned not to take things for granted. To ap‐ preciate those who are close to us and to make the most of every moment. We don’t know the future, but we do know how much we have all been through and what we have over‐ come. And that should fill us all with positivity heading into 2022.

With that in mind, Michel, Steven and all the EWN family would like to wish all our valued clients, and loyal readers from Spain and around the globe a HEALTHY AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

letter explained.

The town hall has repeatedly explained to Costas the need to protect the section of coast known as El Playazo, more specifically the nudist area. The high east winds that periodically

Local lottery prize THIRD prize in Spain’s Christ‐ mas lottery held on Decem‐ ber 22 showered €8.5 mil‐ lion on Almeria City.

Jesus Ibañez, who runs Administration 13 in Calle Artes de Arcos, explained to the Spanish media that 19517 is a subscribed num‐ ber. Nearly all of it is bought in ‘decimo’ 10ths of a ticket by the neighbourhood’s resi‐ dents. The remaining deci‐ mos were sold over the counter, Jesus said.

“All the 170 decimos we received were sold here,” Je‐ sus said. “It’s a great plea‐ sure. Being able to help peo‐ ple is enormously satisfying.”

Ironically, Administration 13 closed to the public on

Well-manicured gardens SEVENTY‐FIVE gardeners, five of them with func‐ tional diversity, begin working for Roquetas Town Hall on January 3.

The town hall has set aside €2 million to fund the wages and social secu‐ rity payments of the new employees who will tend to Roquetas’ gardens and

urban green spaces.

More than 300 people took part in the selection process that included two theory exams as well as a merits system.

“We want to give im‐ portance to our gardens and leisure areas and keep them in perfect condition for the enjoyment of resi‐

batter the shore are progressive‐ ly washing away the sand and the waves are gradually getting closer to the seafront buildings.

Unfortunately, Vera Town Hall pointed out, petitions, pleas and requests to the Costas in Almeria, expressing the urgent need for breakwaters set out in studies and predictions submit‐ ted to the central Administration have yet to produce results.

“So, dear Santa Claus, we ur‐ gently need your help,” the open letter continued. “We need you to pass on to Costas the message that depositing and transferring sand is of no use here until the breakwater is built.”

dents and visitors,” said Roquetas mayor Gabriel Amat, as he welcomed the new municipal workers.

“It’s important that our municipality, one of the province’s leading tourist destinations, should have well‐tended parks and gardens that add to its at‐ tractions,” Amat added.

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December 22, as did many others throughout the coun‐ try, protesting that their commissions on tickets have remained unchanged for 16 years. On learning the Calle Artes de Arcos administra‐ tion had sold part of the first prize, employees did not think twice about closing up.

As reported recently in the Euro Weekly News, each day between December 13 and 17 Jesus hid four vouch‐ ers in and around Calle Artes de Arcos, bearing the num‐ ber 47017, which entitled the finder to a decimo with this number in the Xmas lot‐ tery.

Although 47017 failed to win the big prize, it never‐ theless paid out €100 on each decimo, an unexpected present for 20 local resi‐ dents.

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Young artists in Mojacar ALMERIA Town Hall and the Valparaiso Foundation are again collaborating on pro‐ moting and assisting young artists.

This involves grants which over the years have brought artists from all over the world to Mojacar, an initiative temporarily halted by the pandemic which has resumed with the arrival of six promising young artists.

Javier Morales, a filmmaker and photog‐ rapher, visual artist Bar‐ bara Arcos, visual artist and researcher Maria Rosa Aranega and pho‐ tographer Carlos Aguil‐ era are all from Spain.

The group is completed by the Haitian poet Luis Bertony and the New York painter, Caritas Young.

The Valparaiso Foun‐ dation is a private, non‐ profitmaking institution that was founded in March 1990 by Paul and Beatrice Beckett and provides financial assistance to cultural activities linked to teaching, and research into fine arts, literature and music.

These are primarily carried out at the Artists’ Residence in Mojacar, although the Foundation’s registered office is located in Madrid.

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CRATES TRACKED DOWN. The Guardia Civil recently ar‐ rested two males accused of stealing 500 plastic vegetable crates in Pechina. The owner of greenhouses in Rambla Rubi‐ ra reported the theft last November and investigators even‐ tually traced the crates worth €1,500 to a nearby scrapyard.

The Guardia Civil suspected that the details on the dealer’s bill of sale were not genuine, eventually narrowing down the search to two men who were habitual clients of the scrap‐ yard.

Aged 24 and 31 respectively, and both from the same fam‐ ily, they have been charged with theft and giving a false name when selling the stolen goods.

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Ten evacuated after explosion AN explosion followed by a fire in a block of flats in Almeria City caused 10 peo‐ ple to be evacuated in the early hours of the morning of December 22.

The emergency services were alerted to the explo‐ sion at 2.00am at a home lo‐ cated in a three‐storey block in Calle Noria. The caller re‐

THE Guardia Civil in Almeria worked with the Local Police and firefighters from Mo‐ jacar and Carboneras to res‐ cue a minor who had been trapped on a cliff.

The minor had become stranded in the Granatilla area and was suffering from dehydration and weakness.

The incident occurred on Wednesday December 22

ported smoke coming out of the building too.

The coordination centre quickly mobilised the Na‐ tional Police, the Almeria Fire Brigade and the Local Police who all rushed to the scene of the incident.

Local Police sources con‐ firmed that multiple people were evacuated as a precau‐

tionary measure. After the firefighters had finished ex‐ tinguishing the fire, the peo‐ ple were allowed to return to their homes. It appears that the fire was caused by a short circuit.

The authorities confirm that no one was injured in the incident, but that prop‐ erty damage occurred.

Cliffside rescue when the emergency call re‐ ceived notification of an inci‐ dent in a cliff area near Car‐ boneras. The Guardia Civil rushed to the scene where they were able to locate the injured person.

The rescuers had to walk through water and climb

part of the cliff. They were fi‐ nally able to extract and transfer the child to the Car‐ boneras Health Centre.

Their injuries were as‐ sessed and due to the seri‐ ous nature of the wounds, they were transferred to the Torrecardenas hospital.

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EWN prize winner revealed A BRITISH teacher living in Spain has been named as the winner of the Euro Weekly News’ €200 trolley dash give‐ away at the Overseas Super‐ market.

Caroline Louise Wilson, 31, was given the €200 prize after taking part in the EWN’s survey to get readers’ thoughts on the newspaper’s new website.

The Euro Weekly News is currently redesigning its web‐ site to ensure it rivals the best worldwide news sites and con‐ tinues to be the most popular English news website in Spain.

The site will be bigger, better and faster, yet still provide your favourite articles, updated by the minute, along with new and exciting features, and the Euro Weekly News wanted to hear its readers’ opinions on what the new website should look like.

Caroline, who is originally from the UK and moved to Almeria when she was eight

Caroline won the €200 prize.

before becoming a teacher in Madrid, told the Euro Weekly News she took part in the sur‐ vey after her mum, Gillian Wil‐ son, encouraged her to enter.

She said: “My mum reads the Euro Weekly every week and when I come home she likes to share it with me.

“My mum had entered and sugested I should have a go, so I did.”

Caroline added that she

plans to use the voucher to stock up on some goodies while staying with her mum in Almeria.

She told the EWN: “We are hoping to get a few extras for Christmas and maybe some‐ thing that reminds us of home.”

Caroline added: “Thank you to the Euro Weekly News and Iceland for making our Christ‐ mas a little bit merrier.”

VIPs expected soon SPAIN’S Christmas is a long one, with the Three Kings still to arrive after Father Christ‐ mas has been and gone.

Unsurprising then, that Almeria City’s mayor Ramon Fernandez‐Pacheco recently received the official represen‐ tatives for Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar at city hall.

Here he handed over their credentials, ensuring a straightforward journey well ahead of their scheduled visit on January 5.

The emissaries, as Fernan‐ dez‐Pacheco commented, bore a striking resemblance to the managing director of Tor‐ recardenas hospital, Manuel Vidal, as well as Rafael Madrona, the National Police commissioner for Almeria Province, and Jean Michael Laurent Diatta, the Red Cross’s mentor‐mediator.

The mayor, who was ac‐

Photo credit: Almeria city hall

DIPLOMATIC MISSION: Ramon Fernandez-Pacheco with Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar’s envoys.

companied by Culture coun‐ cillor Diego Cruz, thanked them for taking on such an enormous responsibility, and their predecessors for all their hard work.

He also commended the three new envoys for their contributions to society in their different roles through‐ out the year.

Referring to the traditional

Three Kings parade on Jan‐ uary 5, Fernandez‐Pacheco emphasised that the organis‐ ers intended it to be good fun and shared by many.

“Above all, we want it to be very safe,” the mayor said.

“Collective responsibility and common sense are com‐ bining with vaccination be‐ cause we cannot forget that the virus is still with us.”

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Euro Weekly welcomes BBC News

CEO of the Euro Weekly News, Michel Euesden, was interviewed by a BBC news team at the EWN offices on Friday. The short documentary was intended to explain just how life is changing on the Costa del Sol for the many thousands of expats the paper serves now that Britain has left the EU. The team, led by BBC journalist Gavin Lee, were welcomed back into the offices of the EWN after having been the subject of a previous BBC documentary filmed in Mijas, back in February 2020.

Michel starting the interview by thanking Gavin for choosing the EWN as their ‘go-to’ for any information regarding Spain’s Costa del Sol and Costa Blanca, while in the background, the full team of EWN staff were busy preparing content for the paper’s next six editions.

Everyone of course observed the covid rules, with proper social distancing and wearing their red EWN

INTERVIEW: Gavin with EWN’s Michel.

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masks - it was quiet, but hectic!

Gavin asked Michel to explain the EWN headline for that week’s edition, ‘Better Brexit Deal.’ She described how it affected the typical expat pensioners who, used to surviving on their fixed incomes, were now finding it harder with electricity

pricing just experiencing a hike.

“You are either in one camp or another” said Michel, describing how Brexit would affect the daily lives of the thousands of expats that live on the Costa del Sol. The interview over, Gavin thanked Michel, Steven and the EWN team for their help and co-operation and looked forward to the next time they would visit, maybe to see just how Brexit has changed the lives of British expats living in Spain 12 months on.

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Beaches smoke-free trial

BEACHES in Barcelona will be smoke-free this summer as the city council plans to ban smoking citing public health hazards. Initially, it will be banned in four of the 10 city beaches - Sant Miquel and Somorrostro, in Ciutat Vella, and Nova Icària and Nova Mar Bella, in Sant Martí. The pilot scheme will be in operation during high season between May 29 and September 12.

Authorities explained that the ban is not focused on punishing those who smoke on the beach - and won’t directly result in fines - but is more about raising awareness.

Instances of non-compliance could be handed over to the Guardia Urbana Local

BANNED: Smoking on the beaches in Barcelona.

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Police who will be able to instruct people that smoking is banned in the area. However, if the beachgoer then still does not comply, the Local Police could hand out a fine, but for disrespecting authorities rather than breaking the smoking ban.

Student, 24, offered support CARLOS ALEGRE, a 24‐year‐ old student who was praised for his dedication after being snapped studying in the lamplight while he waited for an order for delivery, has been offered at least three grants.

According to reports, he has been contacted by com‐ panies in Alicante, Toledo and Belgium, offering him grants and internships to reach his goals. He is current‐ ly studying mechanics at the EMA Competicion school in Malaga, and will soon begin the practical side of his stud‐ ies.

Meanwhile, he works as a delivery rider for Uber Eats, but said that as he is forced to wait a lot of the time, he likes to take advantage of that situation to study, a view which was applauded by many after his photo went viral on social media.

His photo was taken by a Local Police officer who

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shared it, then it was shared on a Guardia Civil Facebook group by another officer who said “while some are smash‐ ing windows, ransacking businesses and destroying the streets to support a re‐

peat delinquent, others find a way and make time when‐ ever they can to build a promising future for them‐ selves.”

Within hours, the image, which has become a symbol of dedication, was shared thousands of times.

While many have applaud‐ ed him, others asked why he should be forced to study in such conditions or why he should have to accept a job like the one he has to make a future for himself.

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€550,000 invested in hospital

VALENCIA’S Ministry of Universal and Public Health has invested more than €550,000 in expanding the emergency room, creating a new Hemato-Oncology Day Hospital and a terrace for psychiatric patients at Sagunto Hospital.

Head of health, Ana Barceló, visited the hospital last week.

She said she is delighted with the improvements made, from “the expansion of the emergency room, which has allowed the incorporation of new cubicles and a larger space for patients with different pneumological pathologies, to the new Oncology Day Hospital for treatments, with a greater number of armchairs and beds in a more intimate environment with more light.”

The new terrace for psychiatry patients has been adapted so that patients can have an attractive outdoor space.

In the emergency section, an adjoining area of more than 200sqm next to the access to the waiting room, has been adapted to an area that

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connects with the observation area.

As a result, a separate waiting room for respiratory diseases, a triage consultation,

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two cubicles and an observation area for four beds and toilets have been created.

Wine price influences THE price of wine can vary astonishing‐ ly, from amazingly cheap to stagger‐ ingly expensive, but a study has found that the price of wine can influence how much you enjoy it. Brits in Spain have explained how the price of wine affects them, and spoken about the quality of local Spanish wines.

Spain is home to a stunning variety of wines and the important things to know are the different grape varieties and the geographi‐ cal location which the wine comes from.

Spanish wines come from a stunning 69 major wine regions, each of which has their own quality standards and wine laws. Ac‐ cording to winetourismspain, “Spain has 69 major wine regions, the more correct term being “Designation of Origin” (DO).

A study carried out by the University of Basel in Switzerland test‐ ed out a series of wines using their real price, no price and a fake price. It now seems that how expensive you think a wine is affects how much you enjoy it.

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Honoured SPAIN’S King Felipe, accompa‐ nied by Queen Letizia, visited Oliva (Valencia) to present this year’s Cervantes Prize for Literature.

The award went to the po‐ et Francisco Brines and ordi‐ narily the prize‐winner would have been present at the cer‐ emony which is held each year on April 23 in Alcala de Henares (Madrid), but Brines’ delicate state of health pre‐ vented this.

Nor was he able to travel to Valencia City when the re‐ gional president Ximo Puig of‐ fered the Palau de la Generali‐ tat palace as a closer alternative. Instead, King Fe‐ lipe and the Queen last week presented the award in per‐ son at Brines’ home in L’Elca in Oliva, which has inspired much of his poetry.

The poet was not told of the impending royal visit until the previous day to avoid “un‐ necessary anxiety” his family explained.

ROYAL VISIT: King Felipe, Francisco Brines and Queen Letizia in L’Elca (Oliva).

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Francisco Brines, who was born in Oliva in 1932 and has a degree in Law, Philosophy, Literature and History, was Reader in Spanish Literature at Cambridge and Professor of Spanish at Oxford. He has an honorary doctorate from

the Polytechnic University of Valencia and is a Member of Spain’s Royal Academy. The formal part of the visit con‐ cluded, the King told Brines, “What a pleasure it is to be able to come here and, above all, thank you for inviting us to your home” describing it as a “little paradise.”

The poet showed the royal couple his gardens with their privileged view of the Montgo mountain and, before they left, presented them with his collected poems, ‘Ensayo de una despedida’ (Rehearsal of a farewell).

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Our readers would move here again WITH everything that has gone on in the past year, including Brexit and a worldwide pan‐ demic, Euro Weekly News asked our read‐ ers if, knowing what they know now they would still move to Spain.

The consensus was a resounding yes! De‐ spite the challenges it sometimes presents, Spain offers an amaz‐ ing lifestyle and most peo‐ ple, given the choice over again, would still decide to move here. Seventy‐five per cent of our readers said that they do not regret having moved to Spain.

Suzanne Stokes said “Yes ‐ never regretted it for a day. But we live on the coast, where our limited Spanish is not a problem ‐ and we do accept it’s not Britain and we respect things are sometimes done differently here. To be hon‐ est we liked it better 15 years ago, before there were so many British shops,

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bars and fast food restau‐ rants ‐ but still a wonderful place to live.”

Missing family, especially due to the coronavirus is one of the main reasons why our readers may recon‐ sider their decision, like Bev Somervell, who said “no, didn’t know I wouldn’t be

able to see my family for two years and still don’t know when I will see them.”

Sue Peers said how safe she feels in Spain, “Definitely, almost 15 years now, would nev‐ er want to go back to UK now, every day nothing but violence, where we live in Spain never any problems, never afraid of going out on my own, never afraid to walk past a group of teenagers, I know it’s not going to be like that all over Spain, but choose wisely and it’s the best life you could have.”

Carole Evans praised the people and the health sys‐ tem “Absolutely yes, we have lived here for 20 years.

The health service is first class and the Spanish peo‐ ple are great, I was taught to treat people like you wish to be treated. Learning enough Spanish is a must, having Spanish friends is also good.

Our home is here in Spain, wouldn’t change it.”

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EURO WEEKLY NEWS, Spain’s largest expat paper, has been bringing you the best in news reporting for more than 20 years.

And in that time Euro Weekly News’ credibility and popularity for breaking local and national news has grown, with even London’s biggest papers turning to our newsroom for the in‐ formation they need.

On June 21, one of Britain’s most popular newspapers, the Daily Mail, drew on our long‐ standing reputation for the best reporting from the Costa del Sol when it reprised Euro Weekly News’ coverage of the trag‐ ic death of Rocio Wan‐ ninkhof in La Cala in 1999 in an article about a new Netflix documentary about the horrific murder.

Michel Euesden, the owner and co‐founder of Euro Weekly News, said “I remember the events well and coverage of every as‐ pect of this tragic but grip‐

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ping story was a priority in our newsroom. In our 22 years of coverage of south‐ ern Spain, from glitzy Mar‐ bella to rural Cadiz, this was one of the most shock‐ ing stories we encoun‐ tered.

“It remains one of the most high‐profile murders ever on the Costa del Sol

and I’m not at all surprised Netflix have made a docu‐ mentary about it. Euro Weekly News covered ev‐ ery aspect of it, from the initial crime to the convic‐ tion of British barman Tony King for the murder of Ro‐ cio and of another young woman, Sonia Carabantes.

But not before Dolores Vazquez, the lesbian lover of Rocio’s mother, had served 17 months for the murder when she was wrongly convicted in Spain’s first ever trial by ju‐ ry,” Michel added.

Murder by the Coast airs on Netflix from June 23.

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£5 coin to honour Prince Philip A NEW coin to commemorate the life of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has been revealed. A special edi­ tion £5 coin features an original portrait of The Duke to cele­ brate his ‘remarkable’ life.

The coin’s design was ap­ proved by The Duke before his death in April this year. The Royal Mint will also make a £50,000 donation to the Duke of Edin­ burgh’s Award to support its community work in the UK and internationally. “This coin is a fit­ ting tribute to The Duke of Edin­ CORDOBA is getting two brand new four­star hotels soon, adding some 300 rooms to the city’s supply. The new sites were visited on June 24 by Angel Pi­ mentel, the territorial delegate of Tourism of the Junta de Al­ dalucia in Cordoba. “Cordoba is an interesting and attractive destination for investors who, even in this context of crisis, have been encouraged to bet on our province and create new accommodation options that come to join and strengthen the Cordoba offer,” he said.

Secotel will operate the new

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naval career and unwavering dedication to our Monarch and to his Royal duties, and it is only right that he and the Queen are depicted together on both sides of it,” he added. Anne Jessop, Chief Executive of The Royal Mint, said that since the passing of The Duke of Edinburgh in April, many have commented that he led a life well lived. “He was the longest serving consort in British history, and patron or president to over 750 organisations ­ in­ cluding The Royal Mint Advisory Committee,” she said.

Two new luxury hotels Ed. 1878 Hotel Las Delicias ­ the chain’s first facility there ­ and it will fea­ ture 129 rooms, two suites, a gym, a restaurant, a swimming pool and solarium area. It is scheduled for completion by the end of the second quarter of 2022, with a plan to open that September. Soho Hotels al­ ready operate one facility in Cor­ doba and others across Andalu­

cia and will open a new four­star hotel on Calle Fernando de Cor­ doba. It will have 182 rooms, four junior suites, a gym, restau­ rant, swimming pool, and solari­ um area, and it is forecast to be completed in June. It will open this summer.

“Without a doubt, tourism continues to be a fundamental engine for the province’s econo­ my and a source of wealth and key employment,” Pimentel said.

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Well-earned retirement DGT fake email warning LEGENDARY crooner and Grammy award winner Tony Bennett is retiring from per‐ forming, according to his son Danny ‐ who is also his man‐ ager. Last week’s sold‐out show alongside Lady Gaga at Radio City Music Hall in New

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York was his last.

“There won’t be any addi‐ tional concerts. This was a hard decision for us to make, as he is a capable performer. “This is however doctor’s orders. His continued health is the most important part of this, and when Tony’s wife, Susan, heard the doctors she said, ‘Absolute‐ ly not’,” said Danny. A 70‐year veteran of the stage, Bennett scored his first US number one with Because of You in 1951, going on to record a number of pop and jazz classics. The star has many Grammy Awards, in‐ cluding a Lifetime Achievement Award, presented in 2001, to his name, as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Kennedy Centre Honors and more than 50 million records sold. Earlier this year it was re‐ vealed that Bennett had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s dis‐ ease in 2016. Even so, he has continued to perform live in the five years since. The singer was expected to appear at a few more US dates later this year, however, these shows have now been cancelled.

THE General Directorate of Traffic (DGT) has again urged the public to be aware of online scams, as more and more cybercriminals take the initiative to steal your personal and financial data, while pretending to be them.

One of the oldest scams is the one which consists of the ‘DGT’ notifying you, usually by email, that you have an ‘unpaid traffic fine’, but they tell you quite kindly that you

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AVANT-GARDE Chef Dabiz Munoz of Di‐ verXo in Madrid has won The Best Chef Top100 Award. The awards, sponsored by Perlage, placed Chef Bjorn Frantzen of Frantzen in Stockholm in second. He also took the award for The Best Chef voted by Chefs. Andoni Luis Aduriz of Mugaritz in San Sebastian took a huge jump from his previ‐ ous 45th position on last year’s list to third place. The Best Chef Science Award powered

by LSG Group went to Joan Roca from Catalo‐ nia. According to the organisers the award is a “distinction for the chef who is outstanding in relation to research, experimental tech‐ niques and transformation.” The Top 100 list included 13 Spanish chefs.

giving your personal info, or, it could install malware in your device.

In addition to the fake traffic fines, cybercriminals are also attacking users through another avenue: their driving licence. Again posing as the DGT they send them an email and inform you that your permit has expired, and then they tell you all the instructions you have to follow to avoid any problems.

Please ignore these emails.

Madrid chef honoured SEP - Ed. 1890 Munoz said the awards list will “help restaurants, but also the people of the coun‐ try.” He added, “What comes to me, comes to Madrid, which to me is one of the most ex‐ citing cities in the world today for gastrono‐ my.” According to DiverXo’s website the restaurant provides diners with, “A journey through the hedonistic, greedy and creative world of Dabiz Munoz, avant‐garde cuisine in which everything is possible.” Menus start at €250 per person with pairing options begin‐ ning at €150.

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Burger King goes veggie BURGER KING will open a veggie pop up restaurant in Madrid.

The venue will be in place for one month and will be 100 per cent vegetarian. Burg­ er King also announced the launch of the ‘Long Vegetal’.

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POP UP: For new veggie products.

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gie version of its clas­ sic ‘Long Chicken’.

The new Long Vege­ tal comes with bread, lettuce, mayonnaise and a chicken sub­ stitute made from soy and wheat. The meat substitute has been created by The Vegetarian Butcher.

Vegans will be

able to enjoy the new product too if they opt to skip the mayon­ naise. The new prod­ uct joins the Veggie Whopper and Veggie Nuggets on Burger King’s permanent list of vegetarian prod­ ucts.

Borja Hernández de Alba, general manager of Restaurant Brands Iberia Spain and Portu­ gal said: “We want to reach both people who base their diet on plant­based products and those who do eat meat but want to re­ duce their consump­ tion.”

All the products with the V­Label, have a quality seal for vege­ tarian and vegan prod­ ucts.

This guarantees that there is no cross­con­ tamination with meat.

It also guarantees that they are of a vegetable origin.

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School dinner debts pledge

A BLOGGING dad vowed to clear school dinner debts at a Welsh school to stop the “madness of kids po­ tentially going hungry.”

Simon Harris, a father of four, made the offer via his Twitter account on Novem­ ber 11, after the headteach­ er of the school, Neil Foden, sent a letter to parents say­ ing the school would not provide food to any child who had a school dinner debt. He wrote that any child who owed more than a penny would not be given food.

The incident caught the attention of Marcus Rash­ ford, who just received an MBE from Prince William for the hard work and dedi­ cation he has shown to en­ sure no child goes hungry.

He tweeted “Has the pan­ demic not taught us any­ thing? Can we not be un­ derstanding? Come on now...?” The dad­of­four, who has tens of thousands of Facebook and Twitter followers said: “I’ve just

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made this genuine offer to the management of Ysgol

Dyffryn Nantlle on Twitter.

“I will absolutely cover

their catering deficit if it stops this madness of kids potentially going hungry because of a school dinner debt.”

Dragon’s Den millionaire reject RACHEL LOWE appeared on the very first series of Dragons’ Den in 2004 hoping to get their backing for her board game. She was rejected by all the Dragons after ask­ ing them for £75,000. Rachel has since earned an incredible £96 million from the game they turned down. It has even out­ sold Monopoly.

Needing an injection of cash to help get her board game ‘Destination’ into the high street shops in time for Christmas, the en­ trepreneur saw the TV show as her final hope. Rachel was studying for a law degree

Ed. 1898 and working as a cabbie in Portsmouth to help pay for it. In the game, players must navigate taxis through the streets of a city, while collecting the most fares.

Rachel faced a humiliating experience and was told she could never survive in such a competitive business. To her good fortune, Hamley’s, the toy retailers stepped in and offered Rachel a deal. In its first year alone, the London version of the board game outsold its rival, Monopoly.

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www.euroweeklynews.com THE Queen’s Platinum Jubilee will be celebrated by the Royal Mint with a newly designed 50p coin to be released next year. The coin will feature the number 70, which represents the number of years the Queen will have been on the throne by 2022. The Queen’s royal cypher is nestled inside the zero and forms the heart of the design. It has been seen and approved by the Queen herself, and it is the first time a royal event has been com‐ memorated on the ‘tails’ side of a 50 pence. Clare Maclen‐ nan, divisional director of com‐

THE Spanish village of Acere‐ do, near Lobois which was abandoned in 1992 has reap‐ peared.

Families were forced to abandon their homes when a reservoir was built, and a Por‐ tuguese hydroelectric plant closed its floodgates causing the Limia river to flood the valley.

Five villages in the province of Ourense tried to oppose the evictions but failed and were forced to evacuate.

With 51 per cent of home‐ owners agreeing to depart, a forced seizure of land was pub‐

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Ed. 1900 memorative coins at the Royal Mint, said: “The Royal Mint has a proud history of striking coins for British monarchs and 2022 sees one of the greatest celebrations of Her Majesty the Queen with the upcoming

Platinum Jubilee. “Marking 70 days until the anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne, the Royal Mint is de‐ lighted to reveal the com‐ memorative Platinum Jubilee new 50p design ahead of its launch in the new year. “In recognition of the landmark occasion, this is the first time a royal milestone has been commemorated on a 50p coin and is a fitting celebration for Britain’s longest‐reigning monarch.”

Underwater village reappears Ed. 1900 lished which meant that the rest of the inhabitants also had to leave. Aceredo has been un‐ derwater ever since, only emerging in the very rare case that Lindoso reservoir falls to very low levels ‐ which is hap‐ pening now. Images taken on Monday, November 22, show an eerie and partially preserved Aceredo.

The stone structures in the village have survived, however,

Your Belgian estate agent at the coast!

many of the roofs have deterio‐ rated and collapsed. Metal has been rusted and mud has filled doorways and homes due to three decades of being under‐ water. Now, with water levels low, roads, pathways and out‐ lines of farmland can be seen.

There are also abandoned cars, personal objects and even pos‐ sessions on shelves and tables.

Villagers who still live nearby have been seen wandering around what remains of the lost village.

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Smallest church in world

A C C O R D I N G to the Guinness Book of Records, the smallest church in the world is the Santa Isabel de Hungria, which is just 1.96m² in size. It is in the Malaga Province, in the municipality of Be‐ nalmadena.

Constructed by Este‐ ban Martin, between 1987 and 1994, this tiny place of worship can be found inside the Castillo de Colomares. It is a monument featuring many different architec‐ tural styles. Mr Martin reportedly built it as a tribute to the cultural exchange unleashed af‐ ter the discovery of America in 1492 by Christopher Columbus.

The church is dedicat‐ ed to Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, who dedicat‐ ed her life to helping

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Ed. 1901 the most disadvantaged people. It has every‐ thing necessary to carry out services, being also consecrated by the Pri‐ or of the Monastery of La Rabida.

Benalmadena is a popular holiday desti‐ nation among tourists thanks to its high‐quali‐ ty beaches. But this mu‐ nicipality has many more tourist attractions that should not be missed including the Castle of Colomares, Jardines del Muro, and the cobbled streets of its charming old town.

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Rare find

DESPITE an increase in restrictions due to the pandemic, it has been confirmed that those wanting to get married in 2022 should be able to take advantage of Copenhagen’s open air wedding programme with the chance to tie the knot when the city hosts the Tour de France.

A GOLD neck ornament which is highly decorated with a weight of nearly half a kilo and dating back around 1,500 years has been found in a field in the Danish west coast and is only one of 10 decorated pieces of similar jewellery ever found.

THE NETHERLANDS X accepted

Veggie sweets

A DUTCH court has decided that an individual who wishes to be considered as non-binary may simply ask that X rather than F or M be recorded on their passport without having to be interviewed or examined by a psychiatrist as has been the case.

FOODWATCH, a food standards lobby group, gave its ‘Gouden Windei’ negative award to the ‘Yummy Veggie Candy’ product saying that the manufacturers are using the concept of healthy vegetables only as a marketing tool since the sweets contain as much sugar as ordinary sweets.

BELGIUM Smallest book

Booster shopping

A COPY of what is claimed to be the smallest book in the world containing seven versions of the Lord’s Prayer which measures 5mm x 5mm and was printed by the Gutenberg Museum in 1952 has been auctioned in Brussels for €3,500.

THE Brussels Health Inspectorate has closed a loophole whereby non-residents could travel to vaccination centres at one of two Brussels main stations where they could obtain a booster jab without showing proof of address and therefore obtaining their shots before local residents.

GERMANY Diplomatic ties

Christmas markets

THE new German Government appears to be finding favour with Morocco's Foreign Ministry which announced that the kingdom is considering resuming bilateral cooperation and normal diplomatic representation with Germany after withdrawing its Ambassador over Germany’s previous stance on Western Sahara.

DUE to the spike in infections and the appearance of the Omicron variant, a number of German cities have decided to limit or even close their very popular Christmas markets in order to try to reduce close contact between individuals and stall holders.

FRANCE Fans riot

Defamation

FOR the second time this season a match involving Lyon was abandoned following crowd trouble when their French Cup match at Paris FC on Friday December 17 was called off after half time due to throwing of flares and fireworks resulted in a pitch invasion.

THE wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, Brigitte, has been forced to react to claims appearing in social media that she was born a man, so is therefore a transgender woman and apart from denying this, she is taking legal action against those spreading the false allegations.

NORWAY Snail mail

Qatar woes

ACCORDING to a report in social media, the Norwegian postal system which has been regularly criticised for being expensive and slow has improved considerably in 2021 with letters sent to Spain arriving quite quickly rather than taking from three to six weeks.

THE arrest of a TV crew from state broadcaster NRK in Qatar has caused an outcry amongst media and news organisations in Norway, especially as after the Norwegian Ambassador stepped in to have their equipment returned, it transpired that all recordings has been wiped.

FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Holaluz expands SPANISH Green Energy company Holaluz has taken over the Spanish division of British energy supplier Bulb Energy and adds 23,000 new customers to its existing portfolio of 378,000 plus offering savings it claims of up to 50 per cent on electricity using solar power.

TikTok triumph CHINESE App TikTok has become the most popular website in 2021, knocking Google off the top spot which it has held for so long, according to IT security company Cloudflare. In its review of 2020, Cloudflare logged TikTok at number eight and Google at number one.

Computer hiccups WHILST technology has in many cases made life easier, whenever there is a glitch, consumers are left completely helpless. This was the case when both Lloyds Bank and subsidiary Halifax had computer problems on the run up to Christmas with websites down for around an hour.

Energy VAT UK Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng is due to hold a series of virtual meetings with energy suppliers who are encouraging him to remove the 5 per cent VAT imposed on energy bills by the EU prior to Brexit in order to help reduce the cost to the consumer.

Emission free dresses AMERICAN company LanzaTech’s biological process captures and converts steel mill emissions that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. They then recycle the emissions into a low carbon polyester yarn and the company has come to an agreement with Spanish clothing giant Inditex to make a fabric which will be used to create a collection of party dresses to be sold through the Zara website at around €40 per dress. If successful, it is expected that this experimental collection will be expanded during 2022.

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Olive wars resolved AS previously reported, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruled on the complaint by the United States over the alleged dumping of Spanish olives into the USA in November.

In essence, the American Adminis‐ tration had claimed that Spain was improperly subsidising farmers who were selling their olives into the USA at prices below production cost.

The WTO finding accepted that olives were being dumped on the US market, but could find no evidence of any subsidies and therefore recom‐

mended that the US reduced the ex‐ traordinary tariffs introduced by the Trump Administration to the norm for such importation.

This ruling was very important to Spanish olive growers and exporters as the tariffs imposed were as much as 20 per cent more than had previ‐ ously been the case for the stone fruits to be imported into America.

In the past, the US Trade Represen‐ tative’s Office immediately appealed against WTO rulings and then would attend any hearings, thus postponing

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What is Covid Passport?

I am confused about what they are calling a ‘Covid Passport’. I thought that the Spanish courts had ruled that the government cannot force me to be vaccinated or tested for Covid. There are stories about it in the paper and television and Internet that we all will need the Covid Passport to get into bars and restaurants and clubs, but I am not quite clear. Can you explain how this works?

Yes. First DAVID SEARL you are right that the gov‐ YOU AND THE LAW ernment cannot IN SPAIN force you as an indi‐ vidual to be vaccinated. But they can oblige licensed es‐ tablishments such as bars and restaurants to meet certain requirements. For example any place that serves food is required to pass periodic inspections for cleanliness and employees will need food‐handler certificates. So these establishments are already controlled. Now the Junta de Andalucia has added one new requirement. Only those customers who can show they are free of Covid will be al‐ lowed to enter. There is no ‘Covid Passport’ as such. The customer must prove by vaccination or recent test that he is free of Covid. So the legal obligation is on the establish‐ ment to make sure of proof. It is not on the individual, un‐ less of course he wants to go inside the bar.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

NADIA CALVIÑO, Spain’s First Vice President and Minister for Econo‐ my and Digitalisation has been elected as Chair of the Internation‐ al Monetary and Financial Com‐ mittee (IMFC) for a term of two years, effective from January 3, 2022.

The IMFC, comprising finance ministers and central bank gover‐ nors, is the primary advisory body

the argument indefinitely but on this occasion, this was not the case.

As reported by Reuters, a state‐ ment from the US observed “While we are disappointed with certain as‐ pects of the Panel’s findings, the US decided to permit the adoption of the report and we will continue working with the EU to resolve this dispute.”

This news will be a boost for Span‐ ish farmers as the European Commis‐ sion confirmed that the sale of olives to the US from Spain fell by almost 60 per cent once tariffs were imposed.

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New honour for Spain of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Board of Governors and deliberates on the principal policy issues facing the IMF. She will succeed Magdalena Andersson, Prime Minister of Sweden and former Finance Minister, who will relinquish her

duties as IMFC Chair at the end of December 2021.

Calviño has been First Vice Presi‐ dent of Spain since July 2021 and is also the current Minister for Economy and Digitalisation, a posi‐ tion she has held since 2018 hav‐ ing previously served in senior

Selfridges now sold ANOTHER British icon has been taken over as Selfridges has been sold to a Thai/Austri‐ an consortium for a reported £4 billion.

Founded in 1908 the depart‐ ment store with its flagship in Oxford Street was actually tak‐ en over by the Canadian West‐ on family in 2003, at what now appears to have been the bar‐ gain price of £600 million.

They will retain their seven Canadian branches, but the re‐ maining 18 shops and nearly 10,000 staff will find them‐ selves in the hands of the Thai retailer and Austrian property company.

This appears to be a bold move at a time when high streets around Europe are see‐ ing a drastic reduction in the number of shoppers due to the ongoing pandemic.

Bounce Back loan scam DESPITE being on bail having been accused of major mon‐ ey laundering, two men, one Russian and the other Lithuanian managed to scam £10 million from the British Government’s Coron‐ avirus Bounce Back Loan scheme.

It is believed that this is the largest theft from the scheme and although they were re‐ar‐ rested and actually sentenced to a combined 33 years in prison, just £17,000 has ever been recovered!

It is understood that the balance was systematically sent abroad from the UK and whilst officers are trying to trace its destination, it seems unlikely that if it is in Russia that it will ever be identified and returned. roles at the European Commis‐ sion, including as Director General in charge of the EU Budget from 2014 to 2018.

The Committee has 24 members and normally meets twice a year ‐ in the spring and at the time of the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in the autumn, with its next meet‐ ing scheduled to be held on April 21, 2022, in Washington, DC.

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CHANGE(P) 1.462,00 244,90 3.135,0 3.040,5 1.351,00 6.054,0 2.032,0 8.676,0 733,00 616,60 3.458,0 412,10 628,80 548,20 1,252 188,38 744,80 4.850,0 2.203,50 341,05 2.760,5 529,80 171,15 2.916,0 1.790,5 1.472,2 69,26 2.558,0 1.660,00 3.913,0 10.045,0 6.120,0 4.038,0 386,90 565,00 3.604,0 13.200,0 11.640,0 899,20 1.618,80 378,80 3.176,0 1.377,50 2.239,00 451,15 148,90 1.613,00 520,00 4.846,0 2.223,00

% CHG. 1.440,50 241,40 3.093,0 3.002,5 1.320,00 5.998,0 1.990,0 8.611,0 721,20 609,00 3.412,0 406,90 615,20 544,80 1,220 186,24 737,80 4.790,0 2.179,00 336,15 2.738,0 525,80 168,45 2.893,0 1.776,5 1.431,4 68,20 2.538,0 1.637,00 3.858,0 9.928,0 6.060,0 4.015,0 383,80 554,20 3.567,0 13.055,0 11.405,0 882,60 1.601,40 372,05 3.135,0 1.355,50 2.189,00 447,10 145,14 1.601,50 514,40 4.718,0 2.169,00

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5.608,0 111,15 274,10 2.038,0 759,00 295,60 47,44 6.964,0 737,40 157,55 1.800,50 1.080,20 224,90 7.940,0 29,49 1.632,50 2.822,0 649,20 1.272,00 6.238,0 2.367,00 571,60 786,80 4.855,0 120,70 7,65 1.636,0 1.637,0 829,20 1.688,50 15,73 3.541,0 1.348,50 1.388,50 2.935,0 1.273,00 1.575,50 15.610,0 1.634,50 1.662,50 437,00 174,35 286,60 239,90 3.947,0 1.093,00 112,50 2.984,0 1.114,50

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More aid for small and medium sized firms

OFFERING SUPPORT: The EIB HQ in Luxembourg.

THE European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the Eu‐ ropean Investment Bank Group (EIB), has joined forces with Caja Rural Groupo to assist small and medium sized companies (SMEs) in Spain.

The intention is to try to mitigate the economic im‐ pacts of the Covid‐19 crisis in the SME sector by offer‐ ing more favourable fi‐ nancing to SMEs impacted by the pandemic.

The EIF will provide a €140 million guarantee to Caja Rural Group through Banco Cooperativo Es‐ pañol, enabling the Span‐ ish bank to originate a portfolio of €200 million of financing for Spanish SMEs. It will take up to 70 per cent of the risk on the loans granted by Caja Ru‐ ral Group and it is be‐ lieved that the agreement will facilitate access to fi‐ nance at advantageous conditions for more than

1,200 small businesses, thereby also safeguarding employment levels.

The agreement is backed by the European Guarantee Fund (EGF), part of the €540 billion EU rescue package approved in the wake of the Covid‐ 19 pandemic.

Thanks to this, the Span‐ ish bank will be able to provide a wide range of debt financing solutions to Spanish companies with sustainable business plans, ensuring they have sufficient financing avail‐ able to promote their in‐ vestment needs in the medium to long term.

“Thanks to the EGF, we are expanding our net‐ work of intermediaries in Spain to support the liq‐ uidity needs of small and medium‐sized businesses and this agreement is yet another great example,” said EIB Vice‐President Ri‐ cardo Mourinho Félix, who is responsible for in‐

ASA rebukes Arsenal THE Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK has told Arsenal football club that its promotion of crypto‐based fan tokens on social media broke ad‐ vertising rules and must stop.

Whilst the club believes that it acted properly, the decision was based on the fact that the Authority did not consider that it had properly warned fans about the potential risk when investing in this type of pro‐ motion.

The ASA went on to suggest that the offers were ir‐ responsible ‐ because the wording took advantage of consumers’ inexperience or credulity and trivialised investment in crypto‐assets and was misleading ‐ be‐ cause they failed to illustrate the risk of the invest‐

vestment and support in Spain.

BUSINESS EXTRA Better news THE state of countries’ fi‐ nances seems to fluctuate on an almost weekly basis as Spain’s National Statis‐ tics Office (INE) released new figures suggesting that the country’s economy has grown 3.4 per cent in the first three months of 2021 as opposed to the 2.7 per cent previously reported.

Government support ALTHOUGH there was no lockdown in the UK prior to Christmas it quickly be‐ came clear that many peo‐ ple were cancelling their festive get‐togethers see‐ ing the hospitality industry in particular reeling, but Chancellor of the Exche‐ quer Rishi Sunak found an‐ other £1 billion in support for those affected.

Inflation fears DURING a meeting of heads of European Banks held in Frankfurt, Bank of Spain Governor Pablo Hernández de Cos con‐ firmed his belief that infla‐ tion will not continue to race upwards for any length of time, but will quickly settle allowing low interest rates to stay in the eurozone.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT WHETHER deserved or not, the onslaught on Boris Johnson of late appears to be never ending. So far, the demolition of his reputation and integrity as an individual has completely overshadowed any political status or ministerial expertise he may possess; which just goes to show that the public don’t give two monkeys about whether their leaders are capable politicians or not; If they are not morally acceptable, then they are fair game for any attack their enemies or rivals care to initiate.

Many of those in high finance or the political world are of course fully aware that scandal can bring down almost anyone, subsequently when circumstances are right, character assassination can truly become big business. Recently I discovered that there are a few shadowy agencies that specialise in these modes of clandestine operations. In the style of the old Mafia hit men, it is possible to engage these people who, with their far‐reaching tentacles and web of connections, are capable of discrediting and destroying all manner of people in public life.

The leaked video of the Allegra Stratton

No one is safe ‘press call’ and photos of the alleged Downing Street parties are probable instances in point. The CCT coverage of Matt Hancock groping a secretary was trawled up from some source or another.

Dirt digging of this ilk is not always ‘investigative reporting’, it can be bought; and you can rest assured the professional companies who provide these services don’t come cheap.

Apparently, these agencies recruit moles and shadowy informers, engaged specifically to infiltrate big organisations and the corridors of power. Although their official work titles may sound innocuous enough, their true profession is to spy on their co‐workers and bosses, gleaning any information or scandal to pass on to their true employers. All this data is then processed and filed ready to be released to the highest bidder.

The discredited publicist Max Clifford was a prime example of someone who practised these devious methods. If you look back over certain cases of people destroyed by sleaze and innuendo, you can visualise the murky hand of these companies in some of their downfalls. The likes of Stephen Ward, Profumo, John

Major, Cummings and even Trump all could easily have been targets of this type of operation. I’m not saying they were innocent victims; of course, they weren’t.

In fact, it could be maintained that these companies are performing a public service. It’s just that charging a fee to dig up dirt and discredit people, just has more than a whiff of the old KGB or Kim Jong‐un about it.

And just how do we know precisely who their customers are? You can be sure that with the standard of morals they display they are not too fussy about who pays the fee! One thing is for certain, no one is safe. Thank the Lord this old boy’s life of skullduggery is an open book ‐ literally. Book One, Two and Three. All available on Amazon. Happy New Year Everyone.

Keep the faith Love Leapy Leapylee2002@gmail.com.

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Don’t Look Up

A HUGE comet is hurtling towards earth and two sci‐ entists are the only people who can sound the alarm, but this isn’t your average end of the world movie.

Adam McKay’s ‘Don’t Look Up’, released on Net‐ flix on December 24, is a science fiction film that us‐ es the disaster framework as a metaphor for climate change. It’s a satire that points fun at and draws attention to the media, so‐ cial networks, and pop cul‐ ture, testing whether au‐ diences are prepared to laugh at the threat of mass extinction.

Dr Mindy, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, grad student Kate Dibiasky, played by Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) go on a media quest to warn the world about a comet on collision course with earth. Howev‐ er, the White House, the media and the public are completely unconcerned

about their impending doom ‐ drawing attention to how climate change has been ignored for so long.

Meryl Streep plays an indifferent President Orlea and Jonah Hill (Pineapple Express) plays her son and Chief of Staff, who are more concerned that the news could cost votes.

Cate Blanchett plays day‐ time talk‐show host Brie Evantee who pokes fun at scientists, encouraging the public to call them “crazy.”

It’s no coincidence that DiCaprio is involved, being a prominent global warm‐ ing campaigner and ac‐ tivist.

This satirical movie is a humorous take on a seri‐ ous global issue and ‘based on truly possible events.’ It asks what it will take for the world and the media to ‘just look up’ and face the inevitable climate crisis that so many are ig‐ norant about.

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THE prospect of doing a large amount of exercise can sometimes be off‐ putting, and the more we avoid it, the guiltier we feel, creating a cycle where exercise can seem like a chore rather than something to be enjoyed.

But one scientist says that instead of focusing on creating large goals and then feeling bad if we don’t achieve them, we should actually just take small steps towards fitting a little more activity into things we naturally do ev‐ ery day.

Michelle Segar, a psy‐ chologist and director of the University of Michigan Sport, Health and Activity Research and Policy Cen‐ tre, told American radio station NPR, that we place too much importance on thinking of exercise as an organised activity which must involve the gym, run‐ ning, Spandex, or sweat‐ ing.

Segar explains that liter‐ ally every time we move our bodies we are benefit‐ ing our health, whether that movement constitutes

It all adds up

STAIR WALKING: Scientists say this could be as good as other exercise.

traditional forms of exer‐ cise or not.

She says: “The research does now show that basi‐ cally all movement counts, and anything is better than nothing,” adding, “I’ve

been astounded that even up until today, very educated peo‐ ple don't know ‐ don’t believe ‐ that walking ac‐ tually ‘counts’ as valid exer‐ cise.”

Loretta DiPietro, exercise research scientist at George Washington Univer‐ sity’s Milken Insti‐ tute School of Pub‐ lic Health, told the same station that scientists measure how an activity af‐ fects our body using the value MET (metabolic equivalent).

She explains this means that any and all activity has a rating, and some routine tasks we perform on a near daily basis without consid‐ ering them exercise have a higher MET value than some workouts.

DiPietro says exercise that is moderate to intense will have a value of be‐ tween three and six METs, both of which are covered by mopping (3.5 METs), or slowly climbing the stairs (four METs). Climbing the stairs fast uses nine METs, more than line dancing at eight.

And given that we are told to take in 150 minutes of moderately intense ex‐ ercise a week, it is easy to see how normal activities could easily add up.

DiPietro says this means instead of focusing on in‐ creasing levels of organ‐ ised exercise, if you are un‐ likely to actually stick to this it may be better to just slightly increase the level of activities we already perform.

This could mean taking the stairs instead of the lift or parking further away when shopping.

HEALTH & BEAUTY

Treat yourself to hydrated lips THE cold weather is here and can wreak havoc on dry lips, so why not give them a treat?

Today’s generation of lipsticks are no longer designed simply to offer you the latest colour trends. Now, natural‐friendly brands are focus‐ ing on lip health as well as appearance.

To give yourself a mini mouth makeover at home, first gently massage in a lip scrub.

Make your own at home with equal parts honey and sugar and even add natural mois‐ turisers, including beeswax to add to boost the hydration.

After sloughing off any dry skin it is time to lock in moisture with a chemical‐free hydrator, such as a small amount of pure coconut oil or beeswax.

Now seal the deal by nourishing your newly‐ beautified lips while keeping on trend with the latest colours by looking out for lip colours that include natural ingredients like shea butter and apricot oil.

Avoid harsh or drying products which contain alcohol or any essential oils which can irritate or dry out your lips.

Beauty brands now are focusing more on emollient ingredients to soften and hydrate lips, making it easier to find a lip colour that will look after your lip health while looking beautiful too.

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Better health in under a minute WE have all heard that the key to good health is moder‐ ation, regular exercise, and a good varied diet.

But while this advice will certainly help us take care of ourselves, it can sometimes make getting healthy feel like a full‐time pursuit.

Luckily, there is a whole multitude of things we can do to look after ourselves which use up less time than it takes for the kettle to boil.

These simple tips each take less than a minute but could help you to feel better in the short term, as well promoting better quality of life in the long term as well.

One very quick but crucial health tip is to always remem‐ ber to apply sunscreen to the tops of ears. While we should all be wearing an SPF every day ‐ particularly living in Spain‐ most people forget to protect this vulnerable area.

This is a common place for

skin cancer to develop, mak‐ ing it especially important to take the extra few seconds to do this. Next, we can all im‐ prove our overall health by flossing daily. A report found older adults who never flossed had a 30 per cent higher risk of dying during the study than those who did so daily. Flossing can help pre‐ vent gum disease; a common but major health issue which is linked to other serious ill‐ nesses, including heart dis‐ ease, stroke, and diabetes.

Another simple habit to get into is to stretch fully, regular‐ ly. Animal‐lovers will be used to the sight of their cats and dogs doing this often, and for good reason; stretching re‐ leases tension, improves cir‐ culation, and improves flexi‐ bility, making you more resilient to injury.

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ANOTHER YEAR GONE SO that’s another year come to an end, not quite as awful as 2020, unless of course you have suffered a personal tragedy, but still nothing to be too excited about.

It seems that every time there appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel, something new comes along to push us all back a few steps.

Sadly, it finally appears that governments around the world are beginning to find themselves without a real plan to cope with the long-term effects of not just the pandemic, but also the financial implications.

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markably resilient and also very patient, recognising that this was a truly unexpected and unwelcome medical phenomena which is very difficult to cope with and governments have had to make difficult decisions ‘on the hoof’.

Unfortunately, so many individuals and businesses have been devastated physically, mentally and financially and it seems that now we are onto the booster shot (with some countries talking about a fourth) that people are losing faith in their leaders who appear to be repeating methods that haven’t really worked in the past.

Unless you believe in a massive conspiracy theory which involves governments and industrialists around the world manipulating the events to control people, it does appear that this is a conundrum that no-one, in all fairness, knows the answer to.

The way forward is not easy but it is now time for governments to get their populations on side and not continue to impose new, relatively ineffective restrictions every time a new variant appears.

This is a long-term problem that needs to balance precaution with freedom to live the best life possible.

Diana Picken RIP. At least you died doing what you wanted.

Cliff Meason Sad, but people need to get vaccinated to protect themselves and others. Just saying.

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Celia Emery Well there you go.

Tara Chekowski He died from cardiac arrest not Covid. Who’s to say he didn’t have underlying heart issues before he got sick? Who’s to say the vaccine wouldn’t have killed him? Nobody dies from anything other then Covid anymore.

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GO LOCAL THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support lo­ cal businesses in the community by shop­ ping locally in recent times. Now things are heading back to nor­ mal, we challenge you to maintain that habit by supporting local high streets, markets, butchers, greengrocers and all of the wonder­ fully quirky inde­ pendent businesses in your area.

Local businesses make our villages, towns and cities what they are. They add unique character. They are convenient. And they offer excellent produce from known suppliers. The joy of shopping locally means that independent busi­ nesses can support the local community. You may find something a euro or two cheaper online but have you considered where your money is actually go­ ing?

By shopping locally you’re putting food on a local family’s table and there is nothing better than giving back to the communities that have given us so much. Local stores sup­ port charities and they sponsor local sports teams. In many cases, they are much more than just a business, they’re a legacy. They may have supported generations of the

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same family. Likewise, brand new local stores and bars may help the generations of the fu­ ture fulfil their dreams and ambitions.

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money lo­ cally will make a re­ al differ­ ence to the local econ­ omy. Local businesses recirculate a greater share of ev­ ery euro they receive at local level.

They cre­ a t e locally owned supply c h a i n s and they invest in their em­ ployees.

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Standards and responsibility CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD AS I have settled into my role at EWN, a lot of things have been brought to the forefront of my mind regarding the responsibility I have when writing for a large audience. I try to be balanced, explanatory and thoroughly researched with my news articles and column, even though I have the space to express my own opinion.

One of the leading voices in the US about journalistic standards and ethics is the Society of Professional Journalists. The preamble to its Code of Ethics states: “...public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues.

Conscientious journalists from all media and specialities strive to serve the public with thoroughness and

honesty. Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist’s credibility.”

How I wish everyone took notice of this call. As we write in a space accessible to so many, we must keep in mind the effect our words can have on the people that read them.

Whether it is personally offensive to a reader or that the things we write can evoke strong emotion in a wider audience, it is very important to take responsibility for our words. Everything we write should be something we believe in, can evidence and are able to take feedback upon.

This is not a game. The information gleaned from the media is the way some people connect to the world and their opinions can be easily skewed towards vitriol or malice.

It is one thing to have theories and play guessing games in the pub with friends, but when an idea moves outwards into a publication, certain standards should apply.

In the first column I wrote for this newspaper, I spoke about the responsibility this platform gives people who have access to it. I also said:

“Free speech is the right to hold an opinion and voice it. It is not a card that means we don’t have to then deal with the ramifications of what we have said.” This is an idea that really holds firm for me, and a motto I wish could be beamed into the brains of all the people who mistreat the words ‘free speech’. Just because someone has an opinion to voice, doesn’t mean they can do so with impunity. That isn’t how it works.

Certain groups in society have remained mostly unchallenged for a long time. To them, any rebuttal feels like a personal attack. Any constructive criticism is framed as censorship. Requests for them to think about equality are seen as oppression because they are not used to being taken out of the frame as the standard to be upheld. This needs to change, as some are not up to standard at all.

To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

Claire Gordon’s opinions are her own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA

#TheWomanBeyond YOU know I like a good sporting analo‐ gy, and I am fascinated by the mental mastery of Peak Performers, and the tips and hacks we can learn from them. Well, here’s another great one.

Gold‐medal‐winning mental tough‐ ness coach and author Lanny Bassham is all about focusing on the PROCESS of goal achievement.

In his SHOCKINGLY good book, With Winning In Mind, he helps us to get our mind right!

Lanny Bassham, an Olympic gold medallist himself, has been teaching the art of mental training and peak per‐ formance for decades and this book tells us just how to rock it.

I like this book because he shares his wisdom from the perspective of a guy who has been there and done that in the competitive arena, it’s not about psychology (although, I love that too) it’s about how to win.

He tells a great story about one of his

Barcelona BARCELONA should be on any travel lover’s list. The city is the capital of the province of the same name within the Spanish autonomous com‐ munity of Catalonia and is an amazing place to soak up cul‐ ture or just relax on a beach.

It also features Spain’s major Mediterranean port.

Places not to be missed in‐ clude the maze of narrow streets in the Gothic quarter, and the stunning architec‐ tural works of Antoni Gaudí.

One of the best‐known tourist spots is Las Ramblas, where you can enjoy a relax‐ ing walk from the Plaza de Catalunya to the old port. It is also an amazing place to re‐ lax and watch the world go by.

No trip to Barcelona would be complete without seeing Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família, a stunning basilica that features incredible stained glass and intricate sculpted detail. Wandering

DID I WIN? clients, a pro golfer.

Now, in this story, this professional golfer was struggling a bit. He was set‐ ting his goals for the year and Lanny told him not to think about winning tournaments, but to put all of his atten‐ tion on mastering the process of play‐ ing well, identifying the key compo‐ nents of a successful shot and then taking it, literally, one shot at a time.

Lanny focuses on the importance of making the process primary among other fundamentals of mental mastery.

So, this golfer embraces the wisdom.

Early in the season, he’s out on the 18th green in the final round of a big tournament. He’s lining up his putt, fol‐ lowing the process he and Lanny estab‐ lished. He makes the putt.

His playing partner shakes his hand and congratulates him.

Then he realises something must be up when his wife runs on to the green cheering.

“Did I win?” he asks.

Yeah. You just won the tournament and one million dollars.

Imagine that. Imagine being so fo‐ cused on executing the next baby step in your process that you don’t even know you’re sinking a million dollar putt.

Well guess what?

You are (of course) much more likely to sink the putt when every ounce of your creative energy is focused on do‐ ing your best and not leaking out in concerns about doing well enough.

Process vs Outcome.

Where’s your focus right now?

As we get ready to see the New Year in what’s the outcome you are striving for in 2022, stop to think about the process, the baby steps, what’s the mi‐ cro things you need to be doing that will get you to the Outcome? Now go work the Process.

Here’s to a successful 2022

past the building will give stunning views of Gaudí’s work, which can be further appreciated inside where progress of the ongoing work is catalogued.

Gaudí’s Park Güell is also a must visit with amazing city views from the tiled park fea‐ turing quirky sculptures and breathtaking gardens.

Barcelona features 4.5 kilo‐ metres of beautiful coastline with all the activities and amenities you’d expect in‐ cluding inviting beach bars.

These are also great to visit at night where the vibes come with an ocean view.

Nature lovers can escape to Collserola or Montjuïc where more stunning views await. There’s also an amusement park to keep kids entertained at Tibidabo.

If that’s not enough, Barcelona offers an amazing variety of food and one of the best indoor markets in Europe.

Stay Focused, Keep Positive and Choose to +1 in Every Moment.

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Clever cats love us RESEARCH conducted by scientists in Japan has re­ vealed that contrary to popular belief, cats are actually equal to their ca­ nine counterparts when it comes to intelligence.

Previous arguments cited a dog’s ability to be trained and learn commands as evidence that they have superior mental abilities, but in reality a cat could do ex­ actly the same if it wanted to. The differ­ ences lie in their desire

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We know that many cats are independent and will come and go as they please, whereas dogs are pack animals that re­ spond to a social hierar­ chy.

Japanese scientists have found that cats can respond to human com­ mands, gestures, emo­ tions and expressions, just like dogs. However, the most interesting study involves a cat’s memory. We already know that dogs have episodic memories and recall p a s t events.

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DGT campaigns begin ON Thursday, December 23, the General Direc‐ torate of Traffic (DGT) initiated its special campaign to monitor the Spanish road net‐ work over the Christ‐ mas holiday period.

This, as with every year, will incorporate a series of measures for the regulation, manage‐ ment, and surveillance of traffic at the national level until January 9, 2022.

This operation, during which a total of 19,530,000 trips are es‐ timated, was to be car‐ ried out in three phas‐ es, coinciding with the busiest public holidays.

The first phase was over Christmas, from Friday 24, until Sunday, December 26.

Next will be the New Y e a r ’ s Ev e c a m p a i g n , from Friday, December 31, to Sunday, January 2, 2022. Finally, the Three Kings period,

from Wednesday 5, to Sunday, January 9, 2022.

This complete opera‐ tion will involve, as in any other special opera‐ tion, the total resources available to the DGT. These will of course in‐ clude officers of the Guardia Civil’s Traffic group. They will be aid‐ ed by the official per‐ sonnel of the Manage‐ ment Centres of Traffic, and the helicopter pa‐ trols.

These incorporate 780 fixed radars ‐ 92 of which are stretch radars, and 545 mobile speed cameras ‐ in ad‐ dition to 12 helicopters, 39 drones, 216 cameras, and 15 camouflaged vans to control the use of mobile phones and seat belts.

The DGT suggests a v o i d i n g t h e m o s t u n‐ favourable busy hours during these dates.

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SPORT DUTCH cycling champion Amy Pieters has undergone surgery for head injuries she sustained during a fall on Thursday, December 23.

While out training near the coastal municipality of Calpe with her Team SD Worx, the rider got caught up in a colli‐ sion with her teammates and subsequently hit the ground.

As a result of the serious‐ ness of her accident, Pieters was rushed to a hospital in Alicante. “Amy Pieters un‐ derwent surgery yesterday, (Thursday), on her head.

During the operation, the doctors reduced the pres‐ sure caused by the accident.

She will be induced into an artificial coma for a few days,” read a Twitter state‐ ment from her team.

“When the doctors wake her up in a few days, it will then be possible to make a diagnosis of eventual seque‐ lae,” they added.

Her family has reportedly been able to join the world champion cyclist in the Ali‐ cante facility.

Aged 30, Pieters is a spe‐

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Dutch champion in coma Cricket legend passes away Pieters is a specialist in track endurance tests.

cialist in track endurance tests. She has been the American race world cham‐ pion three times, in 2019, 2020, and 2021, along with her compatriot, Kirsten Wild.

In 2019, she was also the Eu‐ ropean road champion.

Premier League chaos THE English Premier League faces more problems, following the resignation of its longest‐serving independent director on Sunday, December 26. Kevin Beeston, will step down in the very near future, and has already informed the Board.

Mr Beeston joined the board of the EPL back in 2015, but has apparently become dis‐ enchanted with his role, after the way that former chairman, Gary Hoffman, had been treated. Several clubs had called for Hoffman to resign over the way that the takeover at Newcastle United by a Saudi‐led consortium was handled.

Hoffman eventually resigned last month, and now, Mr Beeston looks set to follow him out. He was only reappointed back in September, when he was given a third three‐year term as an independent director

of the English Premier League.

Mr Beeston currently sits on the board of water suppliers, Severn Trent, and has previ‐ ously been chairman of several notable com‐ panies in the FTSE‐100. His undoubted busi‐ ness experience, and skills, will surely be a huge loss to English football’s boardroom.

With the surging rise of positive cases among football players, causing many games to be cancelled, the EPL really has its work cut out. On top of that, just last week, a review in‐ to the governance of English football by the former sports minister, Tracey Crouch, has created another potential headache.

A proposition by Ms Crouch to create an in‐ dependent regulator for football in England was met with a poor response by the EPL. It was reportedly met with a much worse reac‐ tion by many of the clubs.

ENGLISH cricket legend, Ray Illingworth, the former captain of Eng‐ land and Yorkshire, passed away on December 25, at the age of 89.

Yorkshire cricket officials at Headingley confirmed the news.

“We are deeply saddened to learn that Ray Illingworth has passed away. Our thoughts are with Ray’s family and the wider Yorkshire family who held Ray so dear to their hearts,” they said in a statement.

Illingworth had been suffering from esophageal cancer, and was undergoing radiotherapy.

Under his captaincy, England won the 1970‐71 Ashes series in Australia. Geoff Boycott and John Edrich totally destroyed the Aus‐ tralian bowlers, as they scored 657 and 648 runs respectively.

These Ashes heralded in a new era of top English cricketers like Bob Willis, Brian Luckhurst, Ken Shuttleworth, and Peter Lever, who all made their debuts in this series. This was also the first time that seven matches were played in a Test series, normally they were five.

Between 1958 and 1973, Illingworth was capped 61 times by his country, 31 of them as captain. During this time he scored 1,836 test runs, finishing with an average of 23.24. As a bowler, he took 122 wickets, an average of 31.20 per wicket.

A driving force behind his county, Illingworth was an integral part of the dominant Yorkshire side that in nine seasons, clinched seven county Championship titles, between 1959 and 1968. This was surely one of Yorkshire cricket’s finest eras.

After retiring, the Yorkshireman was chairman between 1993 and 1996 of the English board of selectors. He was also England’s head coach in the 1995‐96 season.